20 times when Hallyu met Hollywood

by Nhu Nguyen on Thu, Jan 07, 2016

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Across all walks of life, the idea of Hollywood is a grand dream for many in the entertainment business. Great talent lives and breathes worldwide, yet one can’t help but get star struck at the idea of Hollywood. Thanks to our ever-changing world, Hollywood-based entertainers are more actively working in projects based in Asia and promoting their work there. It is great to see celebrities work and mingle with each other. Here is a list of 20 times South Korean stars worked and mingled with Hollywood actors and models.

1. Rain and Julianne Moore

Singer-actor Rain and Julianne Moore at the 2015 MET Gala in New York City.

2. Wonder Girls’ Lim and Leonardo DiCaprio

Lim flew out to Los Angeles to interview DiCaprio for KBS’ Entertainment Weekly about his new movie The Revenant.

The Big Bang leader posted this photo with Johnny Depp’s daughter at the July 2015 Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris.

5. Lee Byung Hun and Leonardo DiCaprio

This photo taken in November 2015 was released by Lee Byung Hun’s agency, showing the Korean actor posing with DiCaprio at Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) fifth annual Art + Film Gala, hosted by Gucci. Image source: Naver

6. INFINITE and Tom Cruise

INFINITE was invited to perform at the red carpet Seoul premiere of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. The group took a proof shot of meeting Cruise, posting it on their Facebook.

7. Eric Nam and Chloe Moretz

Nam posted on his Instagram a photo of him with Chloe Moretz prepping for SNL Korea. He was host to the actress and her brother, Trevor Duke Moretz, when they were in South Korea in May 2015.

8. Lee Byung Hun and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Red 2 co-stars Lee Byung Hun and Catherine Zeta-Jones paired up for a glamorous pictorial in the August 2013 issue of Elle. The photoshoot took place in Beverly Hills under the theme of "red affair."

Bruce Willis is starring in a $56 million 3D Chinese war film, The Bombing, alongside Song Seung Hun, Hong Kong actors William Chen and Nicholas Tse, and Chinese actor Liu Ye. A photo of Willis and Song was posted on Song’s official Weibo, teasing fans for the epic movie.

11. Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany and Brad Pitt

Tiffany and Brad Pitt posing in front of the main hall of Gyeongbok Palace. The Girls’ Generation member interviewed the actor about his film World War Z for SBS’s One Night of TV Entertainment in 2013. Image source: Lotte Entertainment

12.Lee Joon and Miranda Kerr

Lee Joon and model Miranda Kerr appeared together on a skit parodying “Project Runway Korea” for SNL Korea in June 2013.

Jung Il Woo uploaded this candid selfie with Paris Hilton on his Instagram on October 13, 2015 when he attended the Ports fashion show during the Shanghai fashion week.

15. Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany and Tom Cruise

Tiffany uploaded this photo on her Instagram after interviewing Tom Cruise on his new movie Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation for KBS2TV's Weekly Entertainment.

16. Siwon Choi and Adrien Brody

When news surfaced of the newly crowned Miss Universe 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, being a huge Siwon Choi fan, many people were hoping the Super Junior member would also congratulate her, especially after seeing leader Leeteuk post his congratulations. Fans were elated to not only see Choi congratulate her, but also invited her to a Super Junior concert…talk about fan girl goals! With his congratulatory message, he posted along a photo of him with his co-star in Jackie Chan’s Dragon Blade, Adrien Brody. The photo and caption weren’t quite related, but here is hoping for a photo of Choi and Wurtzbach together in the near future!

17.Lee Joon Ki and Milla Jovovich

Lee Joon Ki posted a candid shot on the set of his Hollywood debut film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter with his co-star, Milla Jovovich.

18. Jang Dong Gun and Kate Bosworth

In 2010, Jang Dong Gun and Kate Bosworth acted together in The Warriors Way. This photo was taken at one of the film’s press panels in Los Angeles. Image Source: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America

19. G-Dragon and Paris Hilton

Hilton https://www.instagram.com/parishilton/" target="_blank">posted this photo when she met G-Dragon at the Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios boxing match. A few days prior to this, she had presented him with the male singer award at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) show.

20.Eric Nam and Jamie Foxx

Eric Nam has met quite a few Hollywood stars through interviewing. One of the most notable interviews he has done is with Jamie Foxx for his role as Electro in Spider Man 2! Foxx was impressed with Nam’s voice, writing, “I met this young man on Saturday when he came in to interview me about my role as Electro, as it turns out I was the one sitting across from a star. This young man’s name is Eric Nam from Korea and he is truly talented.”